Evaluating Russian Giants
May 20, 2007
(The information about Russians will be applied after the USAG June Qualifier )
Also, after the USAG June Qualifier - the El Grip giant and the Inverted Giant will both receive B value and be considered to be in the same box.
NGJA Horizontal Bar Examples
for the Interpretations of
FIG - MTC Newsletter 21
"Technical requirement for Russian giant swing, page 130, Element Group IV #15 –
The Russian giant swing must be executed in rearway hang during the giant
swing in order to be recognized as C value. If it is executed only with momentary
handstand inlocation and/or piked body position it will be recognized as a
normal el grip giant swing, with same number (box) and difficulty value as the
normal el grip giant swing. To be recognized, both of them must fill up 360°, from
handstand to handstand."
-from FIG - MTC Newsletter 21 (text corrections and bold are the NGJAS's)
The following video is an example of a correctly done Russian Giant performed by Jim Curzi (MSU) at the 1964 NCAA's
Russian Giant (Jim Curzi 1964 NCAAs)
The videos below are not Russian Giants, They are typical elgrip and invert constructions as previously done.
Make sure you check out Video6 below. This video will show you the differences in letter values that are now in force with the new interpretations and explanations of the Russian giant, the elgrip and the inverted giant.
The information below has been in place since January and continues in force.
NGJA Horizontal Bar Examples for the Interpretations of
FIG - MTC Newsletter 21
January 21, 2007
The videos on this page are courtesy of Mike Burns and the University of Minnesota, with explanations of how to implement the new concepts by NGJA Vice President Dan Bachman. As time goes on, these explanations may change, but we consider them accurate as of January 21, 2007.
Example #1:
Jam to handstand (C), swing down in elgrip, swing up to handstand(no value...part of previous skill) Elgrip giant (B) Hop to undergrip-simple grip change(B)
Example #2:
Full turn to elgrip (C), swing down in elgrip, swing up to handstand to invert position (no value...part of previous skill) Elgrip giant (B) Hop pirouette (B)
Example #3:
Endo 1/1 turn to elgrip (D), swing down in elgrip, swing up to handstand (no value) Hop to undergrip-simple grip change (B)
Example #4:
Endo 1/1 turn to elgrip (D), swing down in elgrip, swing up to handstand to invert position (no value) Elgrip giant (B) Hop to 1 arm (A value, element group 4) Full turn to mixed grip (B) Grip change, (A value, element group 1)
Example #5
Jam to handstand (C), swing down in elgrip, swing up to handstand to invert postion (no value) Elgrip giant (B) Hop pirouette (B)
Example #6
Jam to handstand (C), swing down in elgrip, swing up to handstand to invert postion (no value, part of the previous skill), "From invert position", swing down in elgrip, swing up to "invert position" (C invert), Swing down in elgrip, swing up to handstand (B elgrip giant), Hop pirouette (B - simple grip change). (After the June Qualifier, the Invert would be evaluated as a B in the same box as the El Grip Giant - therefore the second one is seen as a repeated element and actually would not receive any value because of that. - Therefore the letters given would be
(after the USAG June Qualifier)
Jam to HS = C
swing down and up to Invert position - no letter
swing down in el grip and up in Invert = B for elgrip giant
swing down in elgrip and up to HS = repeated element for a second el grip giant (no value)
Hop Pirouette = B
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